"Sell-out warning! Gorgeous, dream-soaked ghost music, refracted through hypnagogic pop lulls and a soulful jazz poise. Tara Clerkin Trio’s seductive sound is rooted in the city’s lineage of smudged trip-hop and experimental forms, with this homecoming gig at Trinity promising something quietly magical that we’ll all look back on for years to come… utterly unmissable."
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A gig held at The Trinity Centre on Sunday 25th October. The event starts at 19:00.
Formed in Bristol in 2020, Tara Clerkin Trio brings together Tara Clerkin, Sunny Joe Paradisos, and Patrick Benjamin. Their music blends mystery and experimentation, blurring the lines between live performance, synthesis, and meticulous studio construction to create a sound entirely their own.
Following their self-titled 2020 debut, the trio released two acclaimed mini-albums, In Spring (2021) and On The Turning Ground (2023) on World of Echo. Their upcoming Somewhere Good LP marks their most fully realised work, moving through themes of self‑defeat, disease, displacement, restlessness, and gentrification with arrangements that breathe, cross‑pollinate, and grow in the listener’s imagination.
While echoes of Bristol’s trip‑hop lineage, avant‑pop, modern classical, kraut‑folk, audio verité, and even shades of indie rock can be heard, the trio ultimately sound like no one but themselves—idiosyncratic, evocative, and consistently surprising.
Trinity Presents - Celebrating 50 Years of Music
This event is part of Trinity Presents, our in-house series that bring outstanding performers and exciting new voices to communities at the heart of the city.
Entry requirements: 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
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